Nothing But Trouble (1991)

A businessman and his friends are captured by a sadistic judge and his equally odd family in the backwoods of a bizarre mansion.

Director:

Dan Aykroyd

Writers:

Peter Aykroyd (story), Dan Aykroyd (screenplay)

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chevy Chase	...	Chris Thorne
Dan Aykroyd	...	Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
John Candy	...	Dennis / Eldona
Demi Moore	...	Diane Lightson
Valri Bromfield	...	Miss Purdah
Taylor Negron	...	Fausto Squiriniszu
Bertila Damas	...	Renalda Squiriniszu
Raymond J. Barry	...	Mark
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Brian
John Wesley	...	Sam
Peter Aykroyd	...	Mike the Doorman
Daniel Baldwin	...	Dealer #1 (Artie)
James Staszkiel	...	Dealer #2 (as James Staskel)
Deborah Lee Johnson	...	Dealer #1's Girlfriend
Karla Tamburrelli	...	Dealer #2's Girlfriend

Storyline

A financier [Chevy Chase] meets a spurned lover [Demi Moore] and agrees to take her to a business meeting. On the way there, they run a stop sign in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. They are arrested and taken to the local court. But all is not as it seems: the courthouse and the "prison" are a maze of zany booby- traps and deadly contraptions. The antics of the captured couple as they try to escape from the mad judge and his bizarre family make up the rest of this unusual film.

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Plot Keywords:

old man | redneck | judge | escape | chase | 

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Taglines:

All they wanted was a little getaway. All they got was nothing but trouble.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Git

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,966,240, 18 February 1991

Gross USA:

$8,479,793

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,479,793

Company Credits

Production Co:

Applied Action, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was nothing but trouble for the careers of its three comic leads who were big movie stars in the 80s, but lost their success ever since. Chevy Chase did have a couple hits with Man of the House (1995) and Vegas Vacation (1997), but neither one were huge and his other 90s movies bombed. Dan Aykroyd never directed again and flopped with Coneheads (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), Celtic Pride (1996), Getting Away with Murder (1996), Sgt. Bilko (1996), My Fellow Americans (1996), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), etc. John Candy had a big hit with Cool Runnings (1993), but died a few months after it's release.

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Goofs

In the beginning, Chris starts up his 1983-1984 BMW 733i. The camera pans around the interior of the car, showing the tachometer, center dash stack, and navigation screen. The car has a Panasonic CD player, which wasn't offered in that model, though it could be an after-market install. Later in the movie, Chris is asked to put in a tape, yet the car has no tape player.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Fausto: [as they leave a car and go into a building to a party] 20 minutes, hello, good-bye.
Renalda: Ok.

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Connections

Referenced in TheRalphRetort Tonight: The #Healstream (2018)

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Soundtracks

Get Over
Written by Madonna and Stephen Bray
Produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
Performed by Nick Scotti
Courtesy of Sire/Warner Bros. Records Inc.

User Reviews

This movie supposed to be Stupid

This film is a comedy, what do you expect?? It supposed to be stupid and silly, that's the point. I can't believe anyone take this picture so seriously. This is a funny movie, maybe not the funniest film ever. It still a pretty funny movie. Relax and turn off your brain, you'll enjoy this movie.

I give this film 6.5 out of 10